The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-11-19
HERE AND THERE.

A college Is being built at Los Angeles, Cal,
which will be when completed the next largest
female seminary In the state.
A bridge is to be built at once across the
Columbia river from the Oregon side to La
Camas, Washington territory.
Not since the season OF 1880 has whaling In
the Artic ocean been as profitable as 1t Is this
year. Whales are plentiful and easy to cap
ture.
be succeeded by an Italian exhibition, the
chief feature OF which is an imitation OF the
great colosseum.
During the months OF September and 0cto'
Der 1866 Cinnamon, who had become wealthy
In New York city, sailed from that port for
their native land never to return.
The dcpredations Of Indians mar Holbrook,
Arizona, have been so many that the settlers
have resolved to commence war OF extermi-
nation II the redskins do not keep inside the
reservation.
A blacksmith at Lewiston, Me-, makes con-
siderable pin money by manufacturing iron
and steel rings and selling them as a sure cure
for rheumatism. He warrants them to cure
and gets 80 cents a piece.
The first crop OF tobacco ever raised In En-
gland was harvested this season. The cult
vator does not receive much encouragement,
however, for the English government insists
upon him paying duty as If the tobacco were
imported.
The new dancing slippers have Louis XV."
baa urIt otit,
soonest ones are merely foxed with kid or
leather, the vamps or quarters being OF satin
to match the dress. The bronze foxing is
especially rich.
Recently leather firm at Boston sold one
thousand feet Of grain leather at lO13 cents
per foot. Not long after the bill was return
ed 10 them, with demand for cents de-
duction for one.quarter foot short measure.
They allowed It,
Contrary to the general supposltion there
are no areas Of frozen swamps to be found In
the country adjacent to Alaska. A surveying
party employed by the government OF Canada
discovered great deal of grassy country
along the branches Of the Yukon river.
After all, the Chinese are as honorable as
any people on the globe. Recently the
government OF that backward empire returned
to the United States portion of the Rock
Springs indemnity so misery appropriated by
congress, as 1t was found in the final distribu-
ton that some OF the claims were duplicated.
Two Corean ervoys were sent with con-
gratulations and presents TO the emperor OF
China on the occasion Of his recent birthday.
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the Chinese custom forbidding the acceptance
Of all the presents offered and the ENJOYS,
when they went back, left these behind to be
given over again the next time presents have
to be made to the emperor.
Recently an order was received in the com
posing-ro0m Of a Boston publication that
Christian names were to be invariably indlcat-
ed by initials, the name In no instance to be
printed in full The next issue contained
mention Of G. Cleveland, G. Washington, and
so on. 1t is said that the order was revoked
when the editor found Don Quixote's squire
figuring on proof-sheet as "S. Pania."
A Maine sailor played a mean trick on
shark one day not long ago. The tiger oil the
sea had been following the boat for several
days and existing on the garbage thrown over
board and the sailor decided to have some
fun with him He took large piece OF lime
and threw 1t at the fish, which greedlly gulp
ed 1t down. The lime at once began to Stake,
and the shark after thrashing about In ter
rlble agony for a few minutes, turned over
and died.
Ex.Comptroller John j. Knox has received
from friend an interesting relic in the shape
of a protested note of Robert Morris, the ilnan-
clal bacber Of the union in its war for indie
pen dence. Pasted to the note OF protest Is
the original note for 5000. The signature Is
In a bold hand. The date is 1913. IL is well
known that Mr.. Morris, after raising 81, 40O,'
600 on his credit for the Revolutionary army,
and declining the treasury portfolio In favor
OF Alexander Hamilton, met with reverses and
died poor man.
Remarkably beautiful and very brilliant Is
the aurora on the Yukon river, Alaska, dur
ing the winter months Commencing IN the
early fall, It lasts with more or less brillancy
throughout the long season Of Arctic weather.
generally commences at the setting OF the sun,
though In mldwinter II has at times been so
bright that 1t was visible at noon while the
sun was shining brightly. The rays OF light
first SD DOT forth with a quick, quivering mo-
ton, are then gathered and form great arch
OF fire spanning the heavens 1t CLOVIS for an
instant like a girdle Of FURNISHED gold; then,
unfolding, great curtains Of light drop fourth.
These royal mantles, Of bright orange, greer,
pink, rose, yellow and crimson, are suspended
and waved between heaven aud earth as with
an invisible hand, aud form spectacle Of ex-
traordinary power.
An odd case under the copyright law is oc-
Gu pying the attention Of the courts at Boston.
Mr.. Kennedy, Of Brooklyn, owns the copy
right OF the well-known song "Cradle's
Empty Baby's Gone" aud the Automatic